Top 10 National Albums of 2016

Our favorite picks from across the country

"...5) Savages, Adore Life (Matador)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Play It Loud

Play It Loud: The Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar

"...Tosin Abasi of Animals as Leaders, Gemma Thompson from Savages, and Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, as key futurists..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

Public Notice: Past Imperfect, Future Tense

Rag reunion, SH 45: Activists' work is never done

"...A Reunion Concert with music by Extreme Heat, Uranium Savages, and the Freddie Steady Revue w/Spencer Perskin (Shiva's Headband)..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Playback: 35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers

We wade through the roughly 300 issues stamped with the mug of a musician

"...Artly Snuff/Uranium Savages (7/8/11)..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Adult Audio Coloring Book Sampler

A look back at illustrated album covers old and new

"...was more about Austin than Doug," says the Uranium Savages frontman. "It was always a groove to work with..."

July 29, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Michael Fracasso

"...a divorce. No surprise, then, that Here Come the Savages, his ninth studio effort since arriving in Austin from..."

April 22, 2016 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Friday SXSW Picks

"...concerts, he readies his eighth opus, Here Come the Savages, for April. – Jim Caligiuri..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Playback: The Mayor's Plan to Save Austin Music

Mayor Steve Adler addresses the elephant in the club, Susan Antone honored, and Henry Gonzalez goes to the head of the Austin poster artist altar

"...the "backbone of the Armadillo Art Squad," and Uranium Savages frontman and painting peer Kerry Awn cited his friend's..."

March 4, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Levitation Live Shot: ZZZ’s

Triad heaves chemistry as kinetic as a lightning storm

"...the oxygen around them like an unholy blend of Savages and Unsane, the few had swollen into a slavering..."

May 11, 2015 Music Post by Michael Toland

Levitation Live Shot: Vaadat Charigim/Black Ryder/This Will Destroy You

Tent triptych – moody, jolting, maelstrom

"...Jeremy Galindo’s classical picking glides and soars. Donovan Jones savages his bass like his fingers are ironclad, all lifted..."

May 10, 2015 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

The Good Eye: The Pulse

The Good Eye says goodbye

"...50 years of American film, Native Americans who played savages in John Ford movies. Film can enter the body..."

April 3, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

One in a Crowd: Crazy Carl and His Man-Boobs

Giving a film away costs money

"...13th Floor Elevators ("Reverberation"), plus material by the Uranium Savages, Shiva's Headband, and a new track by Doug's son..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Full Circle

Ali to his friends, Shakey Graves to the world

"...one line on a soon-canceled ABC sitcom called Complete Savages...."

Sept. 26, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Headlines

"...A campaign ad by Sen. Wendy Davis savages her gubernatorial opponent, Attorney General Greg Abbott, for failing..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature

SXSW Wednesday Interview

Spotlighting three Wednesday SXSW showcases – with talk

"...Whitfield and his band the Savages had broken up by the late Eighties, when SXSW..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...Friendly Savages (Austin)..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Top Tens

Tired of Brooklyn indie rock? Me too.

"...4) Savages, Silence Yourself (Ole/Matador)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: ACL Fest – Can't Stop the Music

ACL Fest met both supply and demand. Mostly.

"...We also witnessed more enthusiastic performances. UK buzz band Savages were notably more intense the second Friday, with singer..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

ACL Music Festival: Friday, October 11

October 11, 2013. 71 photos.

"...Savages..."

Oct. 12, 2013 Photo Gallery

ACL Music Festival: Friday, October 4

October 4, 2013. 76 photos.

"...Savages..."

Oct. 5, 2013 Photo Gallery

ACL Aftershows, October 11-13

"...Savages, Parish..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature

Andy Kindler

The 'comedian's comedian' returns to explain just why you didn't laugh at his last joke

"...annually at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, savages the most popular and successful of his peers. That..."

June 21, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin City Limits Music Festival Lineup Unveiled

Fall free-for-all bags 134 acts minus black metal

"...the Stone Age Red Baraat Reignwolf Roadkill Ghost Choir Savages School of Rock Shakey Graves Shannon LeBrie Shinyribs Shovels..."

May 7, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Playback: Blood in the Water

Headliners avalanche SXSW a week out from the music fest

"...This headlining worthy tribute, originally scheduled at the Uranium Savages/South Austin/Keep Austin Wacky friendly hour of 7:09pm, now starts..."

March 8, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW 2013 Round Two: More Bands Announced

Big year for Bogota bands with a heavy playlist from Colombia

"...Colombia) Sarkodie (Accra, Ghana) Paul Thomas Saunders (Leeds, England) Savages (London, England) Jack Savoretti (London, England) Polly Scattergood (London,..."

Dec. 5, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: November 21

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

Nov. 21, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

State of Love and Trust

Have a little faith for the new millennial music paradigm and trust in the 2011-12 Austin Music Awards.

"...be handed out Wednesday, March 14, at a Uranium Savages-friendly start time of 7:09pm, at Austin Music Hall. Be..."

March 9, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: I Heart Austin

Austin's music scene takes another heart-punch after the murder of Esme Barrera

"...of Monroe and Arnsberger, founding member of the Uranium Savages and Spamarama...."

Jan. 13, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Carjacked for Christmas

Ruby Jane and her mother are carjacked, plus other holiday tales of need

"...Heat, Larry Lange & His Lonely Knights, the Uranium Savages, and Greezy Wheels, with music from 1:30 to 6:30pm...."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: The Sum Is Greater Than the Whole of Its Parts

Thirty-five years later, only who's doing the clutching has changed

"...woman tried at least once and wore a Uranium Savages T-shirt while holding a puppy named Rhiannon. I'm ready..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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